Namely, that such as are rightly and unfeignedly in Christ, have utterly renounced their own wit, will, wisdom, strength, reputation, and righteousness: yea and quite and clean forsaken themselves, together with the world and all worldly things, and have given over themselves (as it were in bondage) all wholly unto Christ, taking him for their only God, Lord, Saviour, Father, Master, Teacher, Guide, Defender, Stay, Light, Righteousness, Holiness, Redemption, Wisdom, Strength, Reconciliation, Sacrifice, Alter, Temple, high Priest, and all in all: and therefore depending alonely upon him in all things, putting their whole hope, trust and confidence in him, waiting upon him as the servant upon his Master, or as the ⟨image 6⟩handmaid upon her mistress, or as the child upon his father: seeking his only honour and glory in all cases, conten•ed to bear the cross with him in suffering all manner of harms, wrongs, losses, despites, reproaches, miseries, and torments for his sake, that is to wit, for the truth of his Gospel, and for the righteousness of his kingdom: and finally making full account that as they on their part live not in themselves, but in him, nor to themselves, but to God, so he on his part will most plenteously and bountifully reward their labours beyond all that they can hope or conceive, and never fail them or withdraw himself from them even in this world, at their need. Out of the which root of true and lively faith, springeth forth this fruit (which is the second part or member that I spake of) to the full confirmation of our consciences, & to the open warranting of our being in Christ: namely that for the love of him, we employ our whole life to glorify God by endeavouring continually to edify, profit, and comfort our neighbours both in word and deed, earnestly, faithfully, and cheerfully, without respect of our selves or of our own commodities, •ase, profit, pleasure, yea or life, which is in deed the perfect charity. If we find this disposition of mind throughly rooted in us: then may we boldly and certainly conclude,1 that we be in Christ, and Christ in us:
Namely, that such as are rightly and vnfeynedly in Christ, haue vtterly renounced their owne wit, will, wisdome, strength, reputation, and rightuousnesse: yea and quyte and cleane forsaken themselues, togither with the world and all worldly things, and haue giuen ouer themselues (as it were in bondage) all wholly vnto Christ, taking him for their onely God, Lord, Sauiour, Father, Mayster, Teacher, Guyde, Defender, Stay, Light, Rightuousnesse, Holinesse, Redemption, Wisdome, Strength, Reconciliation, Sacrifize, Alter, Temple, high Priest, and all in all: and therefore depending alonely vppon him in all things, putting their whole hope, trust and confidence in him, wayting vppon him as the seruant vppon his Mayster, or as the ⟨image 6⟩handmayd vppon hir mistresse, or as the chyld vppon his father: seeking his onely honour and glory in all caces, conten•ed to beare the crosse with him in suffering all manner of harmes, wrongs, losses, despytes, reproches, myseries, and torments for his sake, that is to wit, for the truth of his Gospell, and for the rightuousnesse of his kingdome: and finally making full account that as they on their part lyue not in themselues, but in him, nor to themselues, but to God, so he on his part will most plenteously and bountifully reward their labours beyond all that they can hope or conceiue, and neuer fayle them or withdraw himself from them euen in this world, at their neede. Out of the which roote of trew and liuely faith, springeth foorth this fruite (which is the second part or member that I spake of) to the full confirmation of our consciences, & to the open warranting of our beyng in Christ: namely that for the loue of him, wee imploy our whole lyfe to glorify God by indeuering continually to edefy, profit, and comfort our neyghbours both in word and deede, earnestly, faythfully, and cheerefully, without respect of our selues or of our owne commodities, •ase, profit, pleasure, yea or lyfe, which is in dede the perfect charitie. If wee fynd this disposition of mynd throughly rooted in vs: then may wee boldly and certeinly conclude,1 that wee bee in Christ, and Christ in vs:
- 1Gala. 2. •.
